National Rifle Association

Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation overturning law on banning Short Barreled Rifles. The text of the NRA ILA alert is as follows:

Alabama State House Passes Legislation Repealing Ban on Short Barreled Rifles

Friday, January 29, 2010

Please Contact Your State Senator Today!

House Bill 2 passed the House on Thursday, January 28 by a 97-2 vote. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Sponsored by State Representative Jeremy Oden (R-11), HB2 would repeal the section of the Alabama statute that prohibits the possession, sale, receipt, or use of rifles with barrels less than 16 inches long. These rifles are already legal under federal law when properly registered.

Please contact your State Senator TODAY at (334) 242-7800 and respectfully urge them to support this common-sense legislation. Further contact information can be found by clicking here.

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The NRA-ILA announced that the 2009 Gun Rights Policy will be held September 25-27th in St. Louis, MO.

From the NRA-ILA:

2009 Gun Rights Policy Conference

Friday, August 07, 2009

This year’s Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 25, 26, & 27, at the beautiful Airport Renaissance hotel. The theme of this year’s conference is “Challenges Ahead.”

Celebrating its 24th year, the conference is a great place to meet national gun rights leaders and your fellow grassroots activists. This year’s conference promises to be action-packed, with more than 50 notable speakers, including NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre. Discussion topics will include city gun bans, youth violence, “smart” guns, concealed carry, federal legislation, legal actions, gun show regulation, and state and local activity. There will also be a preview of upcoming court cases and a review of the U.S. Supreme Court Heller Decision.

Registration, conference books and materials, receptions, and a Saturday luncheon, are free. Participants are required to pay for their own lodging, travel, and other meals. For more information, or to register for this year’s GRPC, please call (800) 426-4302, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., PDT, or visit www.saf.org/default.asp?p=GRPC, to register on-line.

From the NRA Institute of Legislative Action:

National Gun Registration And Waiting Period
Are Goals Of New “Gun Show” Study

Despite California’s bans on “assault weapons,” “unsafe” handguns, private gun sales, and sales of two handguns in a 30-day period; its 10-day waiting period on all gun sales; and its denial of carry permits to people who don’t have the right connections, the Golden State’s murder and robbery rates are 12 and 20 percent higher, respectively, than in the rest of the country.

Nevertheless, the Brady Campaign calls California’s “assault weapon” ban “a model for the nation,” and gives the state a high “grade” just for having more gun control than other states. Washington, D.C.’s city council adopted California’s “assault weapon” ban and “unsafe handgun” ban whole cloth in January, backtracking on handguns this summer only in the face of court challenges.

And then there’s Garen Wintemute, of the University of California (Davis), who in September released another of his “studies” in favor of gun control. His new piece is called “Inside Gun Shows: What Goes On When Everybody Thinks Nobody’s Watching.”

You can find out more here